The hunter becomes the hunted

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Poster
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Poster

Tom Cruise is one of the big screen’s most entrusted entertainers. His works usually provide thrill and moments of sheer pleasure in terms of adrenalin kicks proving the actor’s godly prowess when it comes to the much loved action genre.

Yours truly recently caught off with this superstar at local box office disguised as Jack Reacher, one of the most hunted fugitives. This film is a 2016 American action thriller sequel to the 2012 Reacher flick that was inspired by Lee Child’s 2005 bestselling novel One Shot. This time around the element of fun is prompted by aspects of protection and the ever-growing quest for truth. 

“Cruise’s character shows the other side of a highly trained Special Forces operative. The elusive human weapon (Reacher) develops conscience as Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) the army major who leads Reacher’s old investigative unit. She is arrested for treason and knowing that she is innocent, Reacher must form alliances with his old foe and uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear their names and save their lives. On the run as fugitives from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.

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